Published May 5, 2025
quotes R. Lorraine Collins in a story reporting that thousands of people end up in Long Island hospital emergency rooms each year for cannabis-related problems that include psychosis, nausea and severe stomach pain, according to state data and hospital officials, a reflection of what experts say is widespread unawareness of the drug's potential dangers. “We have this notion of, ‘Oh, it’s benign. My grandfather used it,’” Collins said. “It’s not your grandfather’s cannabis anymore. It’s way more potent.”
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